Aug 17th 2009 Hölloch

Aug 17th 2009 Hölloch

Okay when my sister in law and her family visited we took them to the caves here. (a href="http://www.trekking.ch/deu/hoehlen.asp">Hölloch) I have been to the calk caves near stugart but this was my fist time here. I was a bit worried because in Stutgart caves they were closing and I couldnt get up the long steps fast enough for the people who work there.. It had been a long way down and I didnt realize it would be so hard going back up the steps...

I think that fear, the fact that unlike Stutgart caves it was dark and had no lights and very little (nearly none) rails for you to hold on to is what caused my panic attack...

Never in my life had I had an attack like that of extreme fear...

Denis was great btw...

So here is how the story begins...


So at first wasnt so bad we all got hard hats with lights...

Denis putting on his helmet

everyone got one

Then we had to climb the side of the gully to get to the mouth of the cave... At first it was okay after while it was a bit hard on me and I didnt like that the railing was a rope along the edge wall

going to cave

the cave entrance

a long way down

outside cave gullly heading to cave

I had to stop a few times to catch my breath...

Then we got to the cave and went in..

cave mouth

getting ready... it was cold so wear a sweater

At first I was fine going down in that black cave with nothing to hold on to.. but at the main steps down ward, I began remembering the other cave and how slippery it was and hard it was to get back up.. added with the dark and only a head light on my hat lighting the way and no hand rails I began to become hysterical... Saying this was stupid and I was stupid for trying this I freaked and cried and Denis stayed with me holding me saying its okay... he let me hang on to him going down and I did it I went down into those caves and back up ...


I am real glad I did and the getting up wasnt as hard as I remember in stutgart.. It was beautiful

There are a few videos that I will upload and then you can see better I think or well hear...

its dark

fossils

water

Höller can fill with water fast

it was very dark

it was very dark

it was very dark

cave dwellers

cave dwellers

cave dwellers

cave dwellers

getting to the end where the mouth is

denis after

denis after

Now the pictures don't give you as much an idea....

but the videos...



Going up to cave mouth




Taking a break we arent even half way up yet...



At the mouth of the cave


when I said dark I meant it!!!!



I mean really really DARK and here that sound its wind coming through the caves from between the cave walls and its strong if you pass between them going from one cave "room" to another




:)

Proof that Aretha Franklin is a fairy tale princess

Well according to disney and enchanted a real princess can sing to the animals and they come running and sing back.

Today I was cleaning and heard what sounded as if Wulfgar is playing with his squeeze ball but I knew he was in the other room so I went outside and there was a little finch singing to my radio. Aretha Franklin was on...


So there you go proof...

sing a long

Lori singing on her last night in SwitzerlandJuly 18 2008

What a wonderful visit

I had a wonderful 6 weeks with my Daughter Psycho monkey.
She arrived on time and tired. She showed me her My space.

For the first week we had a daughter/mother week. Shopping, nails and hair... Plus Starbucks.. She got me hooked








Sadly her and my perm didnt stay. Hers fell out in 2 days so I wont go back. For those who live around Zürich don't have your hair permed at the place in Sihl City Mall.

She came around the Euro-Soccer Champ... So She and I cheered for Switzerland with other fans.




We stood at the Train station watching the big screen tv from a crowded street. This woman seem to have the best seat out there.
We were having fun then it rained... Psycho was still having fun dancing in the rain and the crowd left leaving us a TV all to ourselves. We were drenched in this icy rain
Sadly Swiss Loss...

By the time we walked to where the trains were being re-routed Psycho's lips were turning blue



We took her to france and I haven't uploaded all the pictures but there are some of her first weeks on my space. And a few more on Wulfgar's page

Wulfgar had his first beach trip and swam with Psycho in the cold English channel on the french side..
Here is her freezing as she tries to cheer him on..


We went to a famous road in France that is covered by the sea except for 2 times a day.


We surprised her and took her to Hollan as we visited some members of my WOW guild




I was trying to feed her icecream

We took her to Munich Germany where I once lived and visited some friends of mine. It was Christopher Street day



The biggest fun we had was exploring Benglen and the mossy fern gully. We even discovered a new one
Toward the end I was wishing I had more time to spend with her.

Psycho wearing a traditional Bavarian Dress. Mine actually before the CLT
Here she is trying Rösti a swiss delicacy.


I have more pictures and videos I will upload later...

Only 4 days left...

Well it has been busy... Yesterday we went to get our new car... As you know the car dealer was working with us...

So I called for that letter saying we are getting our resident permit, they dont give one.

She said they can confirm over the phone but not give a written one. (who has ever heard of such a thing)

So the car dealer called and she told him the same so he had the leasing company call she told them we would get our permit mid-june. So then we started the leasing and insurance...

The car was ready yesterday... A Sköda, Octavia Scout 2008

I feel like a dinosaur.. this thing is so... technological and ...

Okay it has a back up sensor so when backing up it beeps when you get within so many meter form an object... It has a cell on speaker phone with controls on the steering wheel, mp3/dvd player, naviagtion system... (another gadget for the hubby)

my glove box has a cooling system to refrigerate my drink candy bars what have you and there is one in the box between us (can be turned off/on)


it has everything... and what ever happen to keys this looks like a mini micro beeper

Its metallic black with smoky gray suede leather inside... sweeeeeeeeet...

I will take a photo when it stops raining...

Have I drove it? NO I hate driving .. Why drive when I am married and part of the hubby's hunny do jobs is to drive me...


Today Mr Hunziker, my handyman came (nicest man you will ever meet.)

He put up a few of my new goodies and my fire detector its beeping now driving me crazy because the battery is half dead

And I have gotten everything ready for when my daughter comes to Europe for the first time on Sunday!!!!!

I am so excited!!!

We will have so much fun!

Me med again

I got Me me by Jon IG

* The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.

* Each player answers the questions about himself or herself.

* At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. Ten years ago I was:

Well, I was in the US, Florida divorcing my ex... Preparing to leave for Germany

2. Five Things on Today's To Do List:

1. Clean House
2. Do the cloths
3. Cook supper
4. Walk the dog
5. Finish my doll

3. Things I'd do if I were a billionaire:

I would buy a house here in Switzerland. Make sure my kids never wanted anything again.. Buy that 2008 Ford Mustang Shelby GT for my hubby or what ever car he wanted...
Buy my sister and mom and brother houses

Get my health on track and travel

4. Three Bad Habits:

1. I start things and sometimes don't finish them
2. I have these little sayings that I repeat -- you know--- which annoys Fire

5. Five Places I've lived:

1. Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Tx
2. McDill AFB, Tampa, Florida
3. Jacksonville, Florida
4. Munich, Germany (München, Deutschland)
5. Benglen, (Zürich) Switzerland

6. Five Jobs I've had in life:

1. Burger King
2. Housewife
3. Doughnut fryer, Win Dixie
4. Massage Therapist and Dream Interpretor

Let’s see, who shall I tag? Captain Picard, Nepharia, Logan, Robin

Now that the Me me is over... What is going on in my world...
Well, there seems to be a problem with our residence permit. (you have to have this when living in another country. Without it you can not get a car, house or cells phones even..)

The problem is it hasn't came!

I have my VISA but not that and it has been 6 months almost...

So I called and was told we would have them mid-June...

But we need a car before Psycho monkey comes (my daughter will be here June 8th for 6 weeks. It is her first time over seas)
(May 17 2008)
So we went to the car dealer to see what we could do... He said all we need is a letter saying we would have it in June

The car on the lot has all the features and is perfect for us

As we were leaving we saw a small tent and what looked like a small fair..
So we went and it was a small rodeo.. They had a mechanical bull riding contest and lots of things for sell for horses, cowboy stuff or those hard to get US, Canada, Mexico or Aussie things

I got a cowboy hat and we decided to come back on Sunday with Wulfgar

(May 18 2008)
So I pulled out my boots and we took Wulfgar to see some horse and cows..





He watched them like a hawk and had a blast...

it was fun
(For more photos and videos click links above posts that say photos and videos)
May 19th 2008
Wulfgar saw Fire coming home from work and took off like white lightening and dragged me behind him like a cartoon

Can you say OW!

He is only 6 months old and half the size he will be when he is adult

It's a mystery

I have flower growing and I don't know what they are...

Well I bought a pack of carnation seeds (2 actually) and sprinkled them in my rose box with my 2 carnation plants and some in my balcony boxes

When the green tiny leaves appeared I was excited until I noticed 3 different type of leaves... (picture to left and right)

this is what they look like
the needle ones are like the carnations I have already planted(3rd picture)

but where did the fuzzy and spike pointed ones come from?


Now I have a bird feeder and the birds had a seed fight because my balcony was covered in seed as was my flower boxes... could this be from there?


If I only knew







I was worried about my rose because several buds just died but when the brief summer like heat wave stopped and we got cooler I found these

and this is my Fushia...

My carnations...

My space

My space is easier to upload pictures because you can select them all at once so the pictures for my weekend are there

http://www.myspace.com/a_journey_through_life


And my videos are on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/novyisnovy